Spirit of Folk festival… the countdown is on!

I had the pleasure of attending the launch of the Spirit of Folk festival last month and took a little video footage on my handy pocket camera. I’ve finally got round to putting the bits together.

Spirit of Folk takes place this year from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd of September in Dunderry Park in County Meath and features a wealth of folk favourites and also some hugely exciting new acts. Amongst the line up are John Spillane and Glastonbury faves Treetop Flyers. I saw John a while back and I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much at a gig, hugely entertaining.

It’s not just all music though. There’ll be lots of family friendly talks and workshops with arts, crafts, games, folklore and much more will keep everyone, not just folk music lovers happy over the weekend. Including :

A ‘Living History’ area will be at the Festival where you can see ancient crafts and skills brought to life by experimental archaeologists, and festival-goers will get a chance to witness a weapon-smith’s products in action at battle re-enactments.

A range of talks and workshops on holistic lifestyle and ecology will take place in a beautiful nordic tipi, where Irish Shamanic and Druidic ceremonies will be held in an intimate and immersive environment.

Storytellers will be on hand to spin their lively and legendaryyarns in a replica Megalithic chambered Cairn, and in addition to this there will be a games area, falconry displays, archery and a host of market stalls selling wares.

Weekend camping tickets start at €85. Day tickets cost €45, and children under 14 can go free. More information on the festival, including the full line-up and range of activities can be found at www.spiritoffolk.com

If it’s half as much fun as the launch night was it will be a blast!

Here’s my ickle video!

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Nessy is an Irish media creative living in LDN. She presents The London Ear on RTÉ 2XM and is a freelance podcast producer and social media manager. Her spare time is spent writing the pages of this blog. She likes Lyons Gold Blend Tea and dislikes writing about herself in the third person.